Using the Line Style Editor - Product Documentation - MapInfo

Chapter 1: Using the Line Style Editor
Copying a Line Style to a Different Position in the Definition File
You can copy an existing line and paste it to the end of the file.
1. In the line style definition file window, click the line you want to copy.
2. In the Edit menu, select Copy.
3. To paste the line in a new position, in the Edit menu, select Paste. The Line Style Editor pastes
a copy of the line you selected at the end of the file.
4. Click the Save tool to save the Line Style Definition file.
Working with Line Styles
Creating and Opening a Line Style
When you start the Line Style Editor, it displays an empty window. You can either create a new line
style definition file or open an existing one.
• To create a new line style definition: From the File menu, select New, or
• To open an existing line style definition: From the File menu, select Open and specify the name
and location of an existing line style definition file. The Line Style Editor shows the contents of a
line style definition file in a child window. You can
open more than one line style definition file at a time; the Line Style Editor displays each one in a
separate window.
Saving a Line Style
The changes you make do not exist in the line style definition file until you explicitly save them.
To save a file:
1. Select the line style definition file window that you want to save.
2. In the File menu, select Save or Save as and type a name for the file in the field provided. The
Line Style Editor writes all your changes to the line style definition file you specify.
MapInfo Professional only reflects the changes if that file is named MAPINFO.PEN and is located in
the appropriate user directory.
Note Line style definitions you save are available to you in the Line Style and the Region Style
dialog boxes the next time you open MapInfo Professional. If you create or modify line styles
while MapInfo Professional is open, the changes do not display.
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